Sports Reporter Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday picked twenty-two players to join the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy’s (NCA) training camp. The camp will begin on Sunday and the selected cricketers have been asked to report at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur by
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Ecstasy school hockey sponsor
Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) got a sponsor to bring the National School Hockey Tournament back on to the field after a five-year break. A fashion house, Ecstasy, came forward to revive the school competition by providing Tk 10 lakh as sponsorship money.
Zia, Razib earn full two points
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman and Grand Master Enamul Hossain Razib earned full two points at the end of the second round of 4th Kolkata Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament on Wednesday.
Afridi looking forward to India matches
Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is looking forward to play against India in the Champions Trophy in South Africa. His side has not beaten their neighbours in an ICC tournament in recent years. Afridi said he has a lot of respect for India which had a very good One-day combination and the match between the ... Read more
800m champion Caster Semenya faces gender test
Teenager, who has lived her whole life as a woman, must undergo weeks of tests to establish if she has male chromosomes South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya is at the centre of a controversy over her gender after winning gold in the women’s 800m at the athletics World Championships. Such is the furore off ... Read more
Saeed Anwar likely to be new coach?
LAHORE – Former Test opener Saeed Anwar is tipped to be a serious contender for the position of Pakistan national cricket coach, it was reliably learnt on Wednesday. He had shown willingness to help the openers overcome their flaws and on Wednesday, PCB chairman had a detailed discussion with Anwar. Anwar, a flamboyant left-handed batsman, ... Read more
Yousuf an asset for national team
LAHORE – Pakistan captain Younis Khan has put his weight behind out-of-form Mohammad Yousuf saying that the star batsman need time to settle after his return to the national side. “He is back in the team and before that he was out of international cricket for quite a while. He just played in the Indian ... Read more
Pakistan win T20 against Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: World champions Pakistan convincingly won the only Twenty20 International by 52 runs against Sri Lanka here at the Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing 173 to win, Sri Lanka were all out for 120 runs in 18.1 overs. Off-break bowler Saeed Ajmal and seamer Naved-ul-Hasan bagged three wickets each
IPL claims huge copyright violations
Mumbai: The Indian Premier League`s strict guidelines for broadcast media could hardly deter copyright infringements and it had to contend with a large number of “unauthorised” videos and live feeds during its second edition in South Africa this year. Over 2400 unauthorised live streaming feeds and over 6700 unauthorised videos on the web were pulled ... Read more
Tigers prey on the Lions
Ashraful Star of The Show Tigers prey on the Lions It couldn’t have been any more emphatic for the Tigers. An eight-wicket victory to start the five-match series against Zimbabwe at their own backyard just lighted up the Grameenphone Cup at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo yesterday. Carrying their form and confidence from the Caribbean ... Read more
Farashganj vow upsets
Farashganj Sporting Club promised yesterday that they would be a title-deciding factor in the B. League after singing up 15 booters including three who are in the ongoing national football camp at BKSP. The trio are defender Rezaul Karim Reza (new registration), midfielder Imtiaz Sultan Jitu of Chittagong Mohammedan SC and midfielder Mezbabul Haq Manik ... Read more
JU authority honors University cricket team with blazer
The Jahangirnagar University authority on Sunday honored the University cricket team with blazer at a function at the JU Senate Hall for clinching the Inter-University Cricket crown for the second successive time. Vice Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Dr Sharif Enamul Haque, who as the chief guest distributed the blazers, termed the cricketers as the “goodwill ... Read more
Jadukar Samad Kishore Football Tournament inaugurated
The Football Jadukar Samad Kishore Football Tournament was inaugurated yesterday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The tournament is being held on the eve of legend footballer Syed Abdus Samad. Secretary of the National Sports Council Shafiq Anwar formally opened the 12th edition of the football competition as the chief guest while President of Orient Sporting ... Read more
Feni Club trying to rope in Mexican booters
Feni Soccer Club, one of the new comers, who made their entry in the Citycell B-League, may be a great surprise in the third edition of the Citycell B-League. They are targeting to occupy a place in the top four in their debut. Feni Soccer Club officials are planning to recruit four Latin American booters ... Read more
Reefat loses as Zia draws in first round
The Asian Zone 3.2 World Cup Qualifying Chess Championship got off to a rousing start at Airport Authority of India Club in New Delhi on Sunday. Thirteen and seven players are taking part in men’s and women’s category for the lone spot from their respective group in World Cup matches. In the men’s section, Grandmaster ... Read more
Tigers take it all
CricInfo Bangladesh held their nerve despite wobbles at significant junctures to complete a whitewash in St Kitts. Set a target of 249, they were given a fiery start by Tamim Iqbal and Zunaed Siddiqui before Mahmudullah steered the side through nervy moments to clinch a historic victory. Things were looking a touch dicey for Bangladesh ... Read more
U-19s impress Minhazul
The Bangladesh Under-19 team returned home on Friday after an impressive performance in England. The youth team won the five-match one-day series 2-1 after losing the two-match four-day Test series 0-1. They lost the first T20 match and the second and last match in the tour was washed out. It was however not results rather ... Read more
Tigers sweep series against WI
BBC Online Bangladesh wrapped up a 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies with a three-wicket win in the final match early today. The visitors had clinched the one-day series against Windies on Tuesday with a three-wicket win in the second match. And Bangladesh concluded the series unbeaten in St Kitts with seven balls to spare. ... Read more
Tigers target whitewash
Bangladesh might opt for a couple of changes when they go into the final one-day match against the West Indies at Warner Park in St Kitts today. Having already clinched the three-match series by winning the double-header in Dominica, the Tigers might drop their two pace bowlers Syed Rasel and Rubel Hossain, who failed to ... Read more
First ODI against WI today
Expectation will be high when Bangladesh start their three-match one-day international series against a makeshift West Indies side today after a historic first-ever away Test series victory in the Caribbean. The Tigers swept the two-match Test series and go into today’s ODI at cricket’s newest venue, Windsor Park in Dominica, with the ‘favourites’ tag. The ... Read more